pedestal
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“Drake was very highly regarded before then. For some people, that knocked him off the pedestal a bit.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
At Amarapura's Nagayon Pagoda, a Buddha statue reduced to just two legs and hands on a pedestal has been fully restored, looking out with a serene gaze.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
In San Fernando, a completely covered Chavez statue was pulled off its pedestal and put into storage.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
The classic at-home birthday party was never really about putting one person on a very expensive pedestal.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026
One black leader, Reverend Archibald Carey, went so far as to put Thompson on a pedestal with Abraham Lincoln.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
Vocabulary lists containing pedestal
Body Language: Ped, Pod ("Foot")
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